ENGLISH 7
Unit 8: Places
Let’s take a look of our group’s play!
Question: What WH-word did Tran use to
ask about the price of the stamp
and the envelopes?
Answer: She used “How much…”
B. At the post office
To ask about prices, we usually use “how
much”.
Structure 
Example: How much is this letter?
It is 2,000 dong.
How much is + singular noun ?
How much are + plural noun ?
(With the answers, you don’t have to use “dong”.
You can use other money units such as: “dolars”, “ cents”, “Yuan”,…
According to the conversasing case and what you buy)
Example: How much are these envelopes?
They’re 10,000 dong.
(First way to say)
How much...?
These are some more examples:
1) How much is that envelope?
2) How much are those post cards?
3) How much is an apple?
4) How much are the red football-shirts over there?
5) How much are Hy’s shoes?
6) How much is Toàn’s beautiful picture?
7) How much is this small dress?
8) How much are the pop CDs?
Structure 
(Second way to say)
How much does + singular noun + cost?
How much do + plural noun + cost?
Example: How much does a packet of tea cost?
It costs 20,000 dong.
Example: How much do two folders cost?
They cost 3 dollars.
These are some more examples:
How much does a couple of pencils cost?
How much do these earrings cost?
How much do three notebooks cost?
How much does a local stamp cost?
How much do all these phone cards cost?
How much does a writing pad cost?
Finally, to ask about total
money, we usally use these
sentences:
How much is that altogether?
This word shows the total of the things you buy.
Exercises:   
Complete the dialogue:
Hoa: I would five local stamps and two stamps for America.
Clerk: Here you . Is that all?
Hoa: I also need a fifty- thousand- dong- phonecard. How is that altogether?
Clerk: That seventy-five thousand dong.
Hoa: is eighty thousand dong.
Clerk: Thanks. Here’s your .
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At the post office
II. Are these questions right or wrong?

1) How much does the envelopes?
2) How much is an orange juice?
3) How much is those post cards?
4) How much are a kilo of oranges cost?
5) How much is this pencil case?
6) How many is these computers costs?
7) How much do those English comics cost?
8) How many is a milkshake?
9) How many is it altogether?
10) How much are the trousers?
11) How much is the local stamps?

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III. Fill in the blanks
How is a calculator?
How much an ice-cream cost?
How do the chairs ?
are these hats ?
much do those dolls ?
How much is ticket?
How much altogether?
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does
much
How much
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is it
cost
cost